American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 912-914, May 2005

Pigmented-membrane Formation on Acrylic Intraocular Lenses After Phacoemulsification

  • Jin Choi, MD
    • ,
  • Tae Woo Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Tae Woo Kim, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, Korea; fax: (+82) 31-787-4057;

Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

Accepted 30 October 2004.

Purpose

To report the formation of pigmented membranes on acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) after phacoemulsification and to determine the clinical characteristics of these pigmented membranes.

Design

Observational case series.

Methods

Four eyes of three patients were found to have pigmented membranes on their acrylic IOLs (Sensar AR40). Their medical records were reviewed.

Results

The pigmented membranes were observed at 4- to 9-month intervals after phacoemulsification. Their best-corrected Snellen visual acuity (BCVA) decreased by more than 2 lines, ranging from 20/63 to 20/40. After Nd:YAG laser treatment, BCVA improved 2 to 4 lines. At 5- to 12-week intervals after Nd:YAG laser treatment, recurrences of the pigmented membranes were observed with decreased BCVA.

Conclusions

We have observed visually significant, recurrent, pigmented membrane formation in eyes implanted with Sensar AR40 acrylic IOLs. To the best of our knowledge, pigmented membranes on acrylic IOLs have not been described previously.

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PII: S0002-9394(04)01266-8

doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2004.10.020

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 912-914, May 2005

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